Wild Palms: Over Time A new London band channelling Devo and Gang of Four to great effect. DC

Must-have reissue

MADNESS: One Step Beyond... (Salvo/Union Square)

When One Step Beyond first came out, 30 years ago, Madness were seen as part of a ska revival. If that was all that was going on, we wouldn't be devoting any attention to this rerelease; but, just as Elvis Costello quickly moved beyond his punk origins, so Madness quickly revealed that behind the party music was a band with more than its share of brilliant pop songwriters. Not that the party music wasn't amazing. The